SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · CITY OF BELLINGHAM

    Fact Finding & Investigative Services RFP

    Issued by City of Bellingham
    cityRFPCity of BellinghamSol. 4B-2026
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    due Jan 20, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    Dec 19, 2025
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    City of
    city
    NAICS CODE
    541612
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    City of Bellingham seeks qualified firms or individuals for neutral fact-finding and investigative services related to employee misconduct, including discrimination and policy violations. Proposals due by January 20, 2026, via the City Bid portal.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    4B-2026
    Type / RFx
    RFP
    Status
    active
    Level
    city
    Published Date
    December 19, 2025
    Due Date
    January 20, 2026
    NAICS Code
    541612AI guide
    Jurisdiction
    City of Bellingham
    Agency
    City of Bellingham

    Description

    The City of Bellingham is seeking a roster of qualified service firms or individuals to work with Human Resource Staff, City Legal Staff, and other designated City employees to provide neutral and independent professional fact-findings and/or investigations into allegations of employee misconduct including, but not limited to, discrimination, sexual misconduct, violations of City Policy and CBA provisions, and other workplace-related concerns as need arise. The selected contractor(s) will conduct impartial fact-findings and/or investigations, prepare comprehensive reports, make factual findings, and potentially determine policy violations, and when requested, provide expert testimony or consultation regarding findings. The City invites all interested parties to respond to this RFP by submitting their electronic proposal. Interested parties may view the solicitation documents on the City of Bellingham website at https://cob.procureware.com/ . Questions can be addressed to the Purchasing bids email at bids@cob.org The Purchasing Office at must receive the electronic bids proposals through the City Bid portal ‘’Procureware’’ https://cob.procureware.com/ no later than 11:00 AM on January 20, 2026 . The Electronic sealed bids proposals will be opened and read after the 11:00 AM deadline. The City reserves the right to postpone making the award for a reasonable length of time, to reject all bids/quotes/proposals or parts of bids/quotes/proposals as may be in the best interest of the City.

    Key dates

    1. December 19, 2025Published
    2. January 20, 2026Responses Due

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